March 1, 2016

"Singapore is trying to help lower tensions in the disputed South China Sea by proposing a short-term interim solution to avoid accidental miscalculations that can lead to conflict at sea, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on the final day of his visit to China.

China and several ASEAN countries - including Brunei, Vietnam and the Philippines - have territorial claims in the South China Sea. However, as Singapore is not a claimant state, this will allow it to play a neutral role in being a constructive conduit for dialogue among the claimant states, said Dr Balakrishnan."

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